nosh

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verb

noshed; noshing; noshes

intransitive verb

: to eat a snack : munch
noshing on pizza
We noshed at the amusement park.
nosher noun

nosh

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noun

: a light meal : snack

Examples of nosh in a Sentence

Noun I'll just have a quick nosh before we go.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Hickey noshed on a doughnut and cracked a joke about his colleague’s slow walk down the steps. Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 25 June 2024 But Bourdain planned a blind taste test of snack foods for the show, so the pair noshed at a 7-Eleven, of all places, during their shopping trip, our sources say. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024
Noun
Here are five possibilities in Sonoma, Napa and Livermore that range from bucolic picnic options to music and a nosh. Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024 The Broken Shaker at the Freehand: Great cocktails made by award-winning mixologists, live music and guilty pleasure noshes like wings, tacos and burgers. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for nosh 

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Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Yiddish nashn, from Middle High German naschen to eat on the sly

First Known Use

Verb

1892, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nosh was in 1873

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“Nosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosh. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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